# Renewable fuels industry report: state could lose ethanol plants without carbon dioxide pipelines - Radio Iowa

> The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association released an economic study arguing that carbon dioxide pipelines and federal 45Z tax credits could roughly double ethanol plant gross operating margins. Without carbon capture, the study warns ethanol production could shift to other states.

- Date: 2023-02-15 · published 2023-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37319-renewable-fuels-industry-report-state-could-lose-ethanol-plants-without-carbon
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Carbon capture economics affect where ethanol plants locate and how much corn they grind, which influences regional corn demand and DDGS output over the long run.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-17 | [Industry study: Generous tax credits are a double-edged sword for Iowa ethanol • Iowa Capital Dispatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37322-industry-study-generous-tax-credits-are-a-double-edged-sword-for-iowa-ethanol.md) | -1.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-30 | [Q&A: Carbon pipeline execs say ethanol's future hangs in the balance • South Dakota Searchlight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33160-q-and-a-carbon-pipeline-execs-say-ethanol-s-future-hangs-in-the-balance-south.md) | +3.6% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2017-03-05 | [Trump administration a wild card for ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71987-trump-administration-a-wild-card-for-ethanol-industry.md) | -3.8% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2018-01-18 | [RINs part of a political battle of renewable fuels – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66864-rins-part-of-a-political-battle-of-renewable-fuels-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [Industry groups still find fault with proposed EU deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40968-industry-groups-still-find-fault-with-proposed-eu-deforestation-law.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |

## Sources

- radioiowa.com: https://www.radioiowa.com/2023/02/14/renewable-fuels-industry-report-state-could-lose-ethanol-plants-without-carbon-dioxide-pipelines/

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